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The Coat of
Arms, Crest, Motto and Badge of the State shall be and are described as
follows:

(1) Coat of
Arms. Green, a landscape occupying half of the shield; on the right and left,
in the background, high mountains, blue; the sky, yellow. From near the base
and reaching nearly to the top of the shield, arises a pine tree of the natural
color and between three erect sheaves, yellow, placed diagonally on the right
side and a red cow standing on the left side of the field.

(2) Motto and
Badge. On a scroll beneath the shield, the motto: Vermont; Freedom and Unity.
The Vermonter's badge: two pine branches of natural color, crossed between the
shield and scroll.

(3) Crest. A
buck's head, of natural color, placed on a scroll, blue and yellow.

§
492. Design of Coat of Arms

The Secretary
of State shall keep in the archives of his or her office a representation of
the Coat of Arms according to the foregoing description.

§
493. State Seal

The State Seal
shall be the Great Seal of the State, a faithful reproduction, cut larger and
deeper, of the original seal, designed by Ira Allen, cut by Reuben Dean of
Windsor and accepted by resolution of the General Assembly, dated February 20,
1779. The Seal shall be kept by the Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs.

§
494. Use of State Seal

The Vermont
Development Board may, with the prior written consent of the Governor,
reproduce the seal of the State of Vermont in any State-sponsored publication
whether or not advertising is included in such publication. (Amended 1959, No.
329 (Adj. Sess.), § 18(a), eff. March 1, 1961.)

§
495. State Flag

The Flag of
the State shall be blue with the Coat of Arms of the State thereon.

§
496. State Flags, purchase, distribution

The Secretary
of State shall obtain, through the Department of Buildings and General
Services, State Flags. The Secretary may, on terms that he or she finds
appropriate, distribute these State Flags to other states; to State officials,
departments, and agencies; and to other persons the Secretary may determine
should receive them. (Added 1961, No. 120, § 1, eff. May 16, 1961; amended
1963, No. 77, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 2, 1963; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff.
May 6, 1996; 2017, No. 111 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)

§
496a. Bennington Battle Flag

The Secretary
of State shall obtain, through the Department of Buildings and General
Services, two copies of the Bennington Battle Flag, one for delivery to the
Sergeant at Arms to be flown at the State House in Montpelier, under the U.S.
Flag, on the 15th, 16th, and 17th days of August each year to commemorate the
Battle of Bennington, and a second for delivery to the Vermont Division for
Historic Preservation, along with one Vermont State Flag, to be flown at the
Bennington Battle Monument Area. (Added 2017, No. 111 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)

§
496b. Green Mountain Boys Flag

The Secretary
of State shall obtain, through the Department of Buildings and General
Services, a copy of the Green Mountain Boys Flag for delivery to the Sergeant
at Arms to be flown at the State House in Montpelier, under the U.S. Flag, on
the 15th day of January each year to commemorate Vermont's independence. (Added
2017, No. 111 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)

§
496c. POW-MIA Flag; flying on State flagpoles

The State of
Vermont shall fly on State-owned flagpoles, where practicable, the National
League of Families Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Flag, as designated in
36 U.S.C. § 189, provided the flag is donated. (Added 2017, No. 111 (Adj.
Sess.), § 5.)

§
496d. Flag protocol

The Department
of Buildings and General Services shall adopt and update as necessary a
protocol for the flying of any flag on a State-owned flagpole and on
municipally owned flagpoles if statutorily directed. The protocol shall incorporate
any existing flag-flying policies or protocols that the Department has
previously adopted. (Added 2017, No. 111 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)

§
496e. Honor and Remember Flag

The Honor and
Remember Flag is designated as the flag that recognizes those Vermonters who
died during or as the result of serving on active duty in the U.S. Armed
Forces. This designation will recognize their bravery and educate Vermonters
about the sacrifices their fellow citizens have made to protect our nation. The
Department of Buildings and General Services shall establish a protocol for the
flying of the Honor and Remember Flag and may accept donations of the flag to
be flown on State-owned flagpoles. The Honor and Remember Flag may be flown on
State-owned and municipally owned flagpoles, including those at military
facilities, war memorials, and veterans cemeteries on such days as the
Department of Buildings and General Services shall designate in the protocol.
(Added 2017, No. 122 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 3, 2018.)